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GUNMAN VALLON
SURRENDERS
One Of Five Occnpants Of "Mur
der Car" Surrenders -To
Police
DOUGHERTY EXPECTS TO
HAVE OTHERS IN 10 DAYS
police Commissioner Feels Condent f
Beiii Able to Round Up Other Men
AVho Were Present, at Killing of
Rosenthal, Prosecuting Attorney
p(es Not Feel So Confident, But
Private Citizcns Are Interesting
Themselves and Offer to Pay for
An investigation.
XEW YORK, July 23. The gun
men wanted for the killing of gambler
Herman Rosenthal are beginning to
fall Into nets set by the police. Harry
Vallon. one of the Ave notorious gang
sters who were in the "murder car"
the night Rosenthal was shot, sur
rendered this morning. Within ten
days Deputy Commissioner Dougherty
eipects to round up the enaire gang
of pun carriers.
With the men who actually did the
shooting in the toils, the main work
of District Attorney Whitman and
Deputly Police Commissioner Dough
erty will begin, that. of trying to learn
the identity of the conspirators who
so greatly desired that Rosenthal be
done away with before he could make
any further revelations of the relations
between the police and gamblers. ..'
Several of New York's prominent
citizens have offered to pay for a pri
vate investigation into the question
of whether police partnership with
gamblers led to the slaying of Rosen
thal. '
Commissioner Dougherty remarked
significantly to District Attorney Whit
nun that "I guess we agree as to who
is back of this: killing .j-.;
But the public prosecutor does not
feel that Commissioner Dougherty
can swing the investigation of the kill
ing along, as he is of the "belief that
the police department ' will ' give no
rea aid.
The surrender of Vallon may be fol
lowed by the voluntary appearance
of the other gangsters known to have
been In the "murder car" the night of
the killing. Besides Vallon. there
re Harry Horwitz, best known un
der his gang name of "Gib The
Blood," "Dago Frank," an East Side
gangster; "LeftyaygpfGwrtnitolscst '
Lewis.
Vallon of Good Appearance.
Vallon has nothing of the appear
anoe of a gangster of the meaner sort.
appearance at police headquarters
dumbfounded the desk sergeant and
fie had to convince the detectives as
hjs identity before they locked him
. Vll O . -
..n surrenders.
-a Ia?ioldreW UP at hea3qurters in
dSabU and lounrs saw a fas-
Lhtf ressed' dapper uttI cha
8w?J frm the car and
TuT?,a Cane frm a love hd.
ount the steps of the building.
me tWhre det6Ct,Ve
11 ls be asked.
tenan;ya"T appeared before Lieu
wnant McNally and gav himself
hhed fed UP after th aston
ished official could summon an officer.
to Zmv7ner DouShey Prepared
to 511, aln the thIrd de today
he I n fUrthGr f tho8e who hired
"mfof t0 kiU Rosenh ' That
citvl k w gUn men have fled the
that tn by detecves. who add
ine ir, fangSters are Prbably hid
6 m Chicago.
ugherty Expects Confession.'
ineksUtthat0,rnmiSSi0ner Douy
ks that from some of the gun
i S D ?Rt wl "suit in bring-
of men io nearly a score
C, rd PartS ln the plot that
C am 6 kiIlin.of Rosenthal and
CeXE" th6m he GXpecte to
The .. . .
the b.: r n haS &one forth." for
that tl 1 f the East Side gangs
would Wh Shot down RosenthS
through trted witl! If
be Zl 6m tho8e "hi&ber up" can
reached as the real conspirators.
toS t ! Attorney Whitman when
reanv counsel for Shapiro ' was
oy to haVe tne chauffeur o the
murder car" turn State's evidence K
he would be protected, said:.
were is my position: I will pro-
kPt tVery man In thIs case if 1 can
licem evidence I want against po
emen, evidence I know exists. I
StaJ hapiro and Libby turn
1W evidence I can get the po
conspirator. But j haye got iQ
a pokT11 firSt 1 Wn,t buy a pi in
Sieger Men Than Becker Concerned.
er . ere are bigger men than Beck-
hasv,1153 CaSe and 1 want them- What
the police department except
aot erty dne? NothinS- They are
doing anything now. Dougherty
WEATHEE:
GOVERNOR MARSHALL IS NOT
DESCENDANT OF JORN MARSHALL
LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 23. An as
sertion that Governor Thomas R.
Marshall of Indiana, Democratic' nom
inee for the vice presidency, is a
grand nephew of the famous chief
justice, John Marshall, is challenged
here. Burwell K. Marshall, himself
an attorney and a member of the
family whose name the. noted jurist
honored, in a letter to The Courfer
Journel published today asks for a,
correction of what he describes as a
"misstatement." 1
"Governor Marshall," reads the let
ter, "is .neither a grand nephew of
Chief Justice Marshall nor Is he con
nected with him, or the Marshall fam
ily of Virginia or Kentucky, which is
related to Chief Justice Marshall, in
the remotest degree."
PHOTOGRAPHERS ARE OUT
GUNNING FOR TARIFF
Thirty-Second Annual Convention at
Philadelphia Will Take Up Matter
of Importation of Supplies, Also to
Discuss Formation f "Copyright
League." ,
PHILAQELPHIA, July ' 23. The
tariff, so far as it applies to the im
portation of supplies used in the busi
ness, will be one of the questions
taken up in the 3 2d annual convention
of the Photographers' Association of
America, which opened here today.
Another subject to be discussed will
be the advisability of the camera men
forming an adjunct to the association
to be known as "The Copyright
League." Many of the delegates claim
that their pictures are "stolen" by pe
riodicals. It Is said the matter will
be brought to the attention of Con
gress. Prominent photographers from all
parts of the country are attending the
convention. The opening session was
given over to routine business.
N. J. PROGRESSIVES
TO PUT OUT TICKET
Will Place In Running President
ial Electors And Candidates
For AH state Offices
ASBURY PARK, N. J., July 23.
The New Jersey Progressive conven
conventlon met today, determined to
put In the field in the November elec
tion meeting today, determined to
but still undecided as to the method
by which this ticket should be nomi
nated. '
, A minority that opposed an abso
lute break from the old Republican
organization prevailed so far that the
executive committee decided against
any declaration for the immediate es
tablishment of a new party. This,
course", it was said, opposed the view
of Colonel Roosevelt.
There had been discussion among
promoters of the movement as to
whether the New Jersey Progressives
should leave the Republican organi
zation or try to hold the machinery of
the old party.
Those who favored the latter course
argued that the result of the presi
dential primaries proved that the
Progressives constituted a majority of
the Republican party and were en
titled to retain privileges of the old
established party. It was argued
that the Progressives could nominate
their candidates for electors and State
officers at the Republican primaries in
September,, with the understanding
that such electors would vote for
Colonel Roosevelt. ,
Severing relations with the Repub
licans and putting up a third ticket
would necessitate' naming presiden
tial electors by petition, since the
Progressives now have no legal
standing as a party.
Edward B. Osborne, chairman of
the Roosevelt committee,' Who presid
ed at last night's conference, said to
day that he believed those who coun
selled absolute divorce from the Re
publican party would prevail at the
convention ' today.
is honest and on the level, but can he
swing this thing alone?
"The murder smells of police con
nivance.'' Saf Paul, the East Side gang lead
er, and "Bridgle" Webber, gambler,
were brought Into the Supreme Court
today on writs of habeas corpus sued
out by their lawyers.
Adjournment Until Tomorrow.
Supreme Court Justice Geigerich
today adjourned until tomorrow ar
guments on the habeas corpus writ
sworn out by Louis Webber and Sam
Paul, charged with being accessories
in the killing of Rosenthal. District
Attorney Whitman resumed his in
vestigation into the Rosenthal case as
soon as he reached his office today.
Mr. Whitman said that Rosenthal's
widow would be the principal witness
today before the grand jury.
Mrs. Rosenthal Arrives.
Mrs. Herman Rosenthal, the mur
dered gambler's widow, arrived at the
criminal xourt building shortly before
noon and at once went into District
Attorney Whitman's office.
Local showers tonight or Wednesday.
HAVE
A BUSY SESSION
Much Business Is Transacted At
A Noon Session Of The City
Fathers Today -
MAYOR GIVEN SPECIAL
SANITARY POLICEMAN
Sale of $100,000 Sewer Bonds by Fi
nance committee Ratified and Ar
rangements Made For Sale of "Fur
ther Special. Street. Improvement
Bonds Water Board Gets $50,000
More For Extension Work That 20
Per Cent Limit May Make Taxpay
ers Bay More Taxes.
That the finance committee ask for
bids on $100,000 to $300,000 of special
street improvement bonds.
That the mayor be authorized to
name two special sanitary officers and
two special policemen, and that the
necessary appropriation be made for
the salaries of these officers for two
months' time.
That $50,000 be turned over to the
board of water commissioners for ex
tension work.
.That the board name a boarn of as
sessors of three members to investi
gate the reassessing of property in
permanent improvement districts to
make the property yield the 20 per
cent for paving.
That the permanent street improve
ment work be carried on just as fast
as possible and that all possible effort
be made to secure the waivers where
required to pay for street paving.
That the $50,000 remaining sewer
bonds be not sold until a later date,
That the sale of $100,000 sewer
bonds to Mr: J. M. Scott for the Equit
able Life be ratified.
. The above items cover the principal
business items tranMed byebaf d
of aldermen at a special meeting held
at noon today when the board broke
all previous records for the hasty dis
patch of business.
The meeting was called primarily to
hear a report from Mr. E. W. Thomp
son, chairman of the finance .commit
tee, concerning the sale of additional
special improvement bonds. Mr.
Deppe, representing the Cincinnati
firm of Mayer, Deppe &, Walter, while
passing through the city today, in
formed Mr. Thompson that he would
like to discuss with the board, or the
finance committee a proposition to
take the entire issue of special street
bonds, and accordingly the board Was
assembled to consider the offer.' It
was thought that Mr. Deppe, who
bought the first issue of $90,000 .would
renew the same offer for the remain
der, which was considered a very fa
vorable sale by the city officials.
At the session were a number of
local bankers invited to hear the dis
cussion. Local Bankers Want a Chance.
The first issue that came up was
raised by the local bankers who stated
that they felt it was due them that
if bonds are to be sold, that they. have
an opportunity to make bids. The
board concurred in this and after giv
ing the local bankers assurance that
they would be given a hearing, it was
decided to refer Mr. Deppe to the fi
nance committee, and a session of
that commitete was held shortly after
1- o'clock, upon adjournment of the
board, to hear what Mr. Deppe had
to say. The local bankers were as
sured that no sale was to be made
at this meeting, and that ' any local
banker desiring similar ' consideration,
would be given a hearing also. " Sev
eral of the local bankers, including
Messrs. Word H. Wood, John M. Scott
and others signified their desire to put
In bids on any remaining special
street improvement bonds to ie is
sued. The board decided that it would bs
more regular to have Mr. Deppe con
fer with .the finance committee and
that this committee should later ' re
port to the board the result of the
conference. y
Discussed 20 Per Cent Limit.
The board held a long discussion of
the. 20 per cent limit fixed by the
charter as to assessments against
abutting property for special street
improvements, when the issue was
viewed from every standpoint.
The conclusion of the board was
that the securing of the waivers
should be pushed ahead for all It Is
worth, while very encouraging reports
were rendered by - Alderman Wilkes,
having Ihe matter in hand. He stated
that on South Tryon and severaL other
streets no waivers-whatever would be
necessary, whila on College, Church
and Graham ' possibly eight . or . ten
waivers would be required from prop
erty owners whOBe .property as now
assessed will' not stand . the, paving
(Continued en Page Ten)
ALDERMEN
CHARLOTTE, N. 0., TUESDAY," JULY 23, 1912.
TODAY IX CONGRESS.
Senate .
Postoflfice appropriation bill, em
bracing a parcels post system,
was reported. ,
Senator Gardner . spoke on par
cels post system, .
Education and labor committee
endorsed bill creating . a Depart
ment of Labor and the bill cre
ating a commission n industrial
relations, both of 4 . -which have
passed the" House. ;
House
Resumed consideration of sea
men's efficiency bill. . ;
Judiciary committee rt virtually
agreed upon an immediate inquiry
into the existence-and ramifica
tions of the so-called . "beef
trust."
IREDELL ROAD BONDS
BRING GOOD PREMIUMS
Appropriation Secured From The
County Commissioners To Aid
In Hookworm Eradication
Special to The Chronicle.
STATE S VILLE, July 23. Series
"B," of the' Iredell , road bonds,
amounting to $150,000, was yesterday
sold by the county commissioners to
Mayer, Deppe & Walter of Cincinnati,
O., for $155,701, the premium, as will
be seen from the figures, being $5,
701. Fourteen bids for the bonds
which had been received were all
opened and considered and it was
found that that of Mayer. Deppe &
Walter offered the best premium. The
next highest bid vaa that of Emry,
Peck & Rockwood of Chicago, who
offered a premium of $4,912., and
most all the other bids carried rea
sonable premiums. Representatives
of five bidders wejre here and ap
peared before the commissioners in
the interest of their bids. The bonds
are to be issued in denominations of
$1,000 and are payable $50,000 in 20
yearsiind-$100,000- ln--3ff yeats.1 .
Dr. John A. Ferrell, who . has
charge of the hookworm campaign
in North Carolina, appeared before
the commissioners and secured an
appropriation to aid in the prosecu
tion of the hookworm fight in Iredell.
The appropriation is not to exceed
$250. For every dollar spent by the
county the Rockefeller hookworm
fund will spend $3, thus bearing
three-fourths of the expense of giv
ing free hookworm treatment to all
those desiring it. The campaign in
Iredell will be inaugurated within six
or seven weeks and the portable hos
pital tents and physicians " in charge
of the work will visit Statesville,
Mooresville, East Membo, Harmony
and E,upeptic Springs.
Meeting as the county board . of
equalization, the commissioners re
ceived the tax books from County As
sessor T: . M. C. Davidson. Captain
Davidson says that in going over the
books he-finds that while there , has
been a gain of about $50,000 in realty
over last year, that a loss probably
as large is shown in the personal
property.
SENATOR PERCY SAYS
CHARGE FOR PANAMA
Desen't Believe That Hay-Paun-cefote
Treaty Permits Discrim
inations In Anyone's Favor
WASHINGTON, July 23. "I do
not believe we should give free tolls
through the - Panama canal to our
shipping either coastwise or interna
tional," declared Senator Percy of
Mississippi in a speech today in the
Senate. ; ." .
He said he did not believe the Hay
Pauncef ote treaty with Great Britain
permitted the United States to dis
criminate against foreign shipping in
the interest of American commerce.
Senator Percy said the neutrality of
the canal had been guaranteed by the
United States in turn for Great Brit
ain's surrender of her protest against
its fortifications.
He declared the United States could
not claim under the British treaty the
right to give favors to Its own ship
pers. If such a provision had been
made a .part of the treaty, he said,
it would have been "instantly reject
ed" by Great Britain.
"It has been said we ean't get a
fair , trial at The Hague court," said
Senator Percy. w were' to pre
sent to any court the claim that .we
were entitled to these privileges under
the treaty we could not escape the
charge on the part of all nations that
we were making a disreputable .at
tempt to evade our just obligations."
Senator Percy thought the United
States enjoyed practically no privi
leges under the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty which it did not have to. share
With the world.
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POSTOFFICE BILL
IIP TO SENATE
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Reported By Committee With
Modifications As To Parcels
Post And Roads
GOOD ROADS FEATURE
IS REMOVED FROM IT
The Bfil for Parcels Post is the
Bourne Product With Slight Varia
tions, But It Does Not Suit Sena
tor Gardner, Who Wants the House
Bill Passed Unchanged and Says
That . and Other Things. .
WASHINGTON, July 23. The
postofflceapprcipriation bill, shorn of
tne good roads provision proposed
by the House, and embracing a re
vised parcels post system with
charges based on zones of ' distance,
was reported to the Senate today by
the postoffice committee.
The total appropriations proposed
by' the bill are above those of the
House measure, which carried ap
proximately $260,000,000. One of
tho principal increases is in .the pay
of ; railrioads for transporting mails
the Senate committee adding more
than $2,500,000.
Struck Out Good Roads Feature.
. In striking, out . the Shackelford
good roads feature of the House bill,
which provided for Federal improve
ment cf highways, the Senate com
mittee recommends an investigation
by a special commission of three
House members and three Senators
and provides for no highway im
provements untii this commission has
reported.
The Barnhardt amendment in the
House bill fcr the regular publica
tion of the names of the ' stockhotd
ers of newspapers and periodicals
is changed to provide for publication
once a year when lists of the stock
holders are required to be filed with
local postmasters.; , '
Parcels Post Not Like House's Bill.
The paroels - post sectionr is-- radK
cally different irom that .incorpor
porated in the House bill, which
provided, a flat rate of postage for all
distances. The Senate ; provision is
that of the Bourne: bill, sightly modi
fied. Seriator Bourne recommended
that third and fourth class mail mat
ter be combined for the parcels post
service but the bill makes the par
cels post apply only to fourth-class
matter. s
The Senate committee struck out of
the House bill the provision giving
to postal employes the right to com
bine In labor unions and the right to
petition Congress for redress of their
grievances. ' ,
It also provides for the abolish
ment of the present system of car
rying second-c-ass mail by fast
freight, under what is known as tha
"blue tag" system. Under the Sen
ate bill all second-class would be put
back Into regular mail cars after
August 31.
Steel cars for railway mail service
which were requested by the House
bill are also demanded by the Sen
ate measure.
Gardner Attacks Measure.
Senator Obediah Gardner of Maine
launched an attack upon the measure
and counselled the Senate to adopt
the "plan already approved by the
House.
Senator Gardner declared the Sen
ate committee on postofflces had been
unfair to a parcels post bill he had
Introduced and denounced the Bourse
plan as a mockery. He- criticised
Its limitations and declared its ef
fect would be to give the railroads
higher incomes for postal shipments
than they now enjoy from express
packages.
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ONCE-SENATOR LORIMER
GETS AUTOMOBILE PARADE
; CHICAGO, July 23. A public re
ception will be tendered William
Lorlmer at Orchestra, hall today by
his friends. Mr. Lorlmer will' return
to Chicago tonight at 8 o'clock from
his summer home at Pistakee bay,
where: he went yesterday directly af
ter his arrival from Washington.
According to plans an automobile
parade will be organized at the rail
road station upon Mr, Lorimer's ar
rival and the procession will proceed
at once to the meeting place. It Is
announced that Mr. Lorlmer,. who will
be the principal speaker, will devote
his main remarks to the final disposi
tion of his case in the United States
Senate.
GOVERNOR WILSON BUSY
WITH ACCEPTANCE SPEECH
1 SEA GIRT, N. J- July 23. -Governor
Wilson began today to write
his speech of .acceptance, which will
be delivered August 7, when- he isr
officially notified ;bf his . nomination
to be the Democratio standard bear
er, He spent the night at the heme
of a friend, where he will deny him
self to all callers until the speech- is
completed. ? He expeets " to spend - to
day and tomorrow at the task and
perhaps a portion of Thursday.
"I .. expect . to make this speech as
short as Vj can." he said.'although
brevity will not be my nrincipal aim."
OVER TO) HUNDRED MEN
FIRED WHEN UNION IS FORMED
BOSTON, July 23. The official re
port of the investigation of the Bos
ton elevated railroad strike conducted
by the State board of conciliation and
arbitration finds the employes justi
fied in believing that many men were
discharged because of forming a un
ion. It is recommended that the two
parties confer with a view to reaching
an amicable agreement.
The evidence presented show that
Immediately after the employes form
ed a union, some 262 men were dis-
charged for various offenses, 149 of
the number without explanation other
than "unsatisfactory service." .
MR. TAFT FAVORS
RECIPROCITY BUT
, " .
He Would Like To get Views Of
Republican Senators As
To Repealing It
WASHINGTON, July 23. President
Taft 'has indicated to Republican lead
ers in the Senate a , wish to know
their views about repealing the Ca
nadian reciprocity act.
The Senate has already passed re
peal provisions as amendments to two
tariff bills. and a separate bill for the
repeal of the act has been favorably
reported by the finance committee.
Mr. Taft go far, however, has not
indicated either to the finance com
mittee -or its members that he abso
luely favors a; repeal, but has let it
be known that if the Senate leaders
favord such a measure, he wanted to
discuss " if with them.- ' "
President Taft has indicated to sev
eral Western Senators who were act
ive opponents of Canadian' reciproc
ity that he would favor a repal of the
act. ' ''
Mr. Taft will not withdraw his own
support of Canadian reciprocity as a
principle, J it is understood, but will
-take- the- position "that- -the -United
States .should, not. continue an offer
that Canada refuses.
" The reciprocity law-continues in ef
fect in the United States notwith
standing Canada's refusal to endorse
it.- v- - , ' '
Senators" ' McCumber, Heyburn,
Gronna and others have urged a re
peal and an amendment was put on
the steel tariff bill, recently passed by
Congress and now in conference, pro
viding for such action.
It Is asserted among Western Sen
ators that if any tariff measure Is
passed In the Senate this week an
amendment will also be incorporated
for the repeal of the reciprocity law.
In case any one of these bills reaches
the president and is vetoed It Is ex-,
pected he will make clear in his veto
message the facVthat tie would apr
prove a measure to repeal the rciproc
Ity. law.
REP. L1TTELT0N
IS A DISSENTER
Signs Stanley Report on Steel
Trust With Reservations And
V Speaks Of Trusts
WASHINGTON, July 23. Repre
sentative Martin W. Littleton, of
New York, member of the Democrat
ic majority of the House steel trust
investigating committee, dissented
from the legislative ' recommen
dations of Chairman Stanley. He
agreed to sign the Stanley report
with many reservations. That left
Mr. Stanley with but two other mem
bers of the committee of nine in
complete accord, with him. They are
Representatives Beall of Texas, and
McGllllcuddy, of Maine.
Mr.-Littleton's views, to which
much publicity has been given, favor
principally a joint body of the Sen
ate and House to study the trust
question.. He declines to support a
proposed bill to put upon a corporation-
the burden of proving It is a
"reasonable"-- restraint of trade.
Mr. Littleton discusses, the bill at
length - and- of the future of the trust
question has this to say J
"Organized business generally,
while welcoming - a short period of
peace, lives In dread of the future;
organized politics stands confused in
front of the problem and organized
labor incessantly , demands the
amendment of the ' Sherman anti
trust law,- Neither the radical nor
the conservative in politics is ' satis
fied with it. Neither organized la
bor nor organized capital approves it.
"The real vice in the treatment of
ihe whole problem heretofore has
been the attemut to legislate solely
against the result or - effect of a se
ries of acts instead . of specifically
defining and prohibiting these acts.
In an effort to prevent and punish
confessedly conspicuous evils we
have set all business groping and
feeling about with uncertain step
like a. man In the dark."
PBICE ONE CENT tfZZ1'
TODAY'S NEWS
OF CHARLOTTE
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Happenings Of The City Sketched
in Brief As Seen By The
Chronicle Reporters
THINGS INTERESTING TO
ALL PEOPLE IN THE CITY
r,Tr She flr,st In 21 day8 and sec
ond time in July, the fire department"
CfliLed to East Seventh street,
where they found a curtain in the
house of A. Goldstein on fire.
Mr. E. P. Griffin has opened an
uptown office in the basement of the
Jordan' drug store building. This up
town office will be run in connection
with his livery business. ,
xT"r?If in'antry, Company D of the
North Carolina National Guards, la
expected to return to the city tomor
row afternoon. The company is in
camp at Morehead City. :
-Allie Maxwell, a noted bicyce
thief, escaped recently from Captain
McLaughlin's chaingang camp. This
is the third time that Allie has es
caped from the camp. .
The f all meeting of the archi
tects' convention will meet here. This
meeting will be the business meeting,
the one recently held in Ashevllle,
being primarily for pleasure and
sightseeing. .
Solicitor John A. Parker of the
recorder's court is expected to return
from Morehead City, where he has
been encamped with Company D of
the North Carolina National Guards,
of which- he is captain.
The Charlotte Sign Works has
moved its quarters from West Fourth
street to the bacement of tha Audi
torium , on East Fifth street, occupying
the large . room 'formerly used as an
armory by the artillery company.
- Charlotte has quite a delegation at-.
tending the : annual firemen's . tourna
ment in Fayetteville this week. Those-''
attending are the Kendrix firemen from
Station No. 1,- the ' Interurban firemen
from Station No. 2, Carl Alexander
from D'ilworth and ; Peter McGinn.
'A ' cair i 6Thelp : was received 'at "-
the police : station from 400 East
Fourth street last night about 11
o'clock. Two men .were reported 'to
be attempting to break in the house,
but the officers found nothing on
their arrival.
Mr. L. J. Walker has made for
himself quite a record in the matter
of cork legs.. Mr. Walker lost a leg
on the battlefield of Gettysburg and
since then has had 16 cork legs. .He
has just returned ; from . Washington,
where he purchased the' sixteenth
cork leg. ,
At ..Stanley on Thursday the old
soldiers of this section will have a
picnic-barbecue. The interurban will
make a 75-cent rate from Charlotte
and 50 cents from Gastonia. The pas
sengers will transfer to the Seaboard
at Mount Holly.
Sergeant Neal Elliot of the local
force left last night for Kansas 'City
where he will bring W. C. MeNab .
back for trial on the charge of issu
ing bogus checks. The requisition pa
pers have been recognized by the
Governor of Missouri from the Gov-
ernor of North Carolina.
The Outing Club and the girls'
membership committee from the Young
Women's Christian Association will:
have a picnic at their recreation,
grounds on South Tryon . street this
afternoon. Tennis games commencing
at 6 o'clock and refreshments will be
a part : of the program.
Dr. William Laurie Hill, editor"
of "Our Fatherless Ones," was in the
city yesterday 'on his way to Max
ton where hft will enter an Infirmary.
His shoulder was hurt in a recent fall.
Dr. Hill was to read the annual poem
before the North Carolina Press As- '
soclatlon this week at Morehead, but
Editor R. M. Phillips of The Greens
boro News wiu read Dr. Hill's poem.
COLUMBIA COLLEGE
WILL CHANGE NAME
FOR THE FOURTH TIME
NEW YORK, July 23.- After hav
ing been officially and legally Colum
bia College for more than 120 years
the insttution is at last to, have its
name changed to "Columbia Univer
sity," according with a motion filed
with the State Supreme Court here.
The appellation "the trustees of Co
lumbia' College in the City of . New
York" will thenceforth be "The trus
tees" of Columbia University in the'
City of New York."
This will be the fourth time that
Columbia has been through the . pro
cess of re-cljristening. The , letters '
patent which King George II sent '.to
this country in 1754 called for the in
corporation of the "governors of - the
College of the province of New York .
In the city of New York." Soon after
this the institution became known as -King's
College and King's College it
remained until after the Revolution.
In 1784 it was named "Columbia."
GERMAN AIRSHIP QUALIFIES
AS FAST SHIP OF WAR.
BERLIN, July 28. The most mod
ern military airship of the Zeppelin
rigid type was taken over today by
the War Department after an" en
durance speed trial lasting 18 : hours.
The airship' developed a speed of 49
miles an hour and is considered the
most speedy dirigible in the world. It
has been christened the ."Z III." and
Is to be1 stationed at the" Fortress of
Metz, on the frontier.
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